Thursday, June 30, 2011

Quinoa Salad

Super easy and similar to Tabouli, Quinoa Salad is a delicious, nutritious and satisfying summer meal. Quinoa is actually the seeds from a variety of plant that is loosely related to spinach called: Goosefoot. Quinoa contains essential amino acids and has a surprisingly high protein content (12-18%). Be certain to prepare your Quinoa according to the package directions. Quinoa contains saponins that can make it taste bitter if not washed thoroughly prior to cooking. Some brands of Quinoa come pre-washed, so simply follow the directions on your package of Quinoa. If you pruchase bulk Quinoa - I would wash it prior to cooking.
In a large bowl combine:
2 Cups Quinoa cooked according to package directions (see above) in 4 cups Water and cooled slightly.
1 English Cucumber - washed and diced
1 Sweet Red Pepper - washed and diced
1 bunch Red Radishes - washed and diced
1 bunch Flat Parsley - washed and finely chopped
1 bunch Fresh Mint - washed and finely chopped
Dressing:
Sprinkle the Quinoa and vegetables with:
1/3 C Olive Oil
Juice of 1 Lemon
Kosher Salt to taste.
Serve Chilled.

About Me

I'm an actor, a loud mouth and an all-round pain in the keister. I'm also a badass in the kitchen. I love to cook and I love to eat. I embraced a plant based lifestyle a few years ago and I seriously feel more energetic and healthy now, at almost 60, then I did in my 30's.

This was me in January of 2011 when I started this blog:"I would
love to begin this blog by telling you how wonderful it is to be vegan.
To tell you about the purity and healthfulness of it all. That, however,
would be a big fat lie.The truth is, I am not really a vegan at all. I
am an omnivore. Yep. Sometimes I eat my little friends. I'm not proud of
that - it's just a fact. I am not about being sanctimonious, this is
just who I am - someone who would be better off being vegan - but I fall
off the wagon on a routine basis. Rather than beat myself up over it, I
have chosen to embrace who I am.... carnivorous misgivings and all."

What a jackass. I could just delete this, but it's good for me to remember that I didn't get here overnight.

If you can't commit to a vegan lifestyle, I certainly have been there and understand..Try some of this delicious food
and someday you may end up where I am - vegan and never looking back. I
have learned you can't "unknow" something and now that I know about the
benefits to the planet, our water supply, our air quality, the potential
end to starvation on this planet, the welfare of animal, the welfare of
my heart - both physically and metaphorically- I am vegan for life.